Linking machine



, May 20, 1930. A. L'. N. FLEMING 1,759,823

LINKING MACHINE Filed Nov. 19, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 May 20, 1930. A. L. N. FLEMING 1,759,823 .l

LINKING MACHINE Filed Npv. 19, 192s 2 sheets-sheet 2 :Il i v i MACHINE i 'conroniimromy oF ApmiqationfniedNvemer 1%V ieee. 'siiai No. 320,599;

inuentionrelatesV :tog linkingA Vmachines of theftype shown and descrihedlinmycow. pending applications Serial No.5 187,676, iiled,

` Tliisinvention relat to,.o rrcvjtatr ing mech anim'y for :dividing sausage v'casings p One'of the-objectsofmy invention isto;v provide'varotorl and ytwisting mechanism in; .conj unction with meansA for clamping a? sec; 1

tion fof jacasing in timedgrelati on Lto a pair lof construct ya housing for; a `rotorgjor :twisting mechanism operable thereinincludngprovi#.

open and close, the lffille'd casing being inil sion for introducingthe casing'tohe divided 'into-y links or sections through they .top yof ythe housing Lto the notorv Vorf: twisting mechanism.

i-'Another 'object of.` myinventlon is .to pro-.. v vide a no velandimproved rotor or twisting y mechanism 'having a pair of clamping plates operable in timed'relationtoa p airfof pin'cers androtatingmechanism. 'A continued object ofmy llnvention 1s .to

provide rotor "or \twisting'mechanism*in a linking machine having a lpaifr of :intermit-- l tently :actuated :la'mping pla-tes 1 and means '.orjregulating. the'tensi'onfor pressure ofqsaid plates and. operable in timedgf relation. to a vTo enable/othersl skilled intheV art tomore fully comprehend the.fuinderlyingfeatures f oniy invention, referenceis had to. the ac5 pair f speciicationfinwhich) isfaf. viewfftak Fig. l. v f.

clampingplate's n Y f f f' Fig: 5Q1sa View "showing the rotor ing platesandfcover .plate detahediA Q Referring nowto the drawin herein like reference charactersdeslgnate corresponding panying drawing formingljji 'partici tlie Fig. l, the casin paits" throughout these veraliifieiivs,i 5, 6des--- Y ignatesithefront and rear Wall respectively, ofahousing which may .hefiixed to-rorpfinf `A tegralwith the' base'. j The Wall isi'so'me'-y what curvilinear in shape and thewall y6"V ,slopes toward t-he.top,,each oitV said wallshav- .ing;.openingsfi'ilhe top of each walll of said .casingjis provi'dedfwith anloutwardlycurvedf tiilarel'guideSa which arespaced apart suiiicientl'y to permit the casing to be 'introduced' through the top tothetwistin'g mechanism forrotor further tohevlescrihed in detail. [fln my'copendingf application, iSr, N'o-.11

187,676, alcove referred-to, the stationaryand Y hinged brackets" lare constructed. -v and ar ranged fory cooperation with leach".other toA notedthat thesections or" the housing-orm'- ing thebearing for the bushing and twisting meohanismheing open at the .top',permitsofv-y the initialfintroduction or positioning of the "filled casing in the same'manner, thusdispensi'ngy with 'the means andmechanism forj actuating lthe Vhinged bracket. v

' The housing serves as a/:he'aring or'afirotOr 'v bushing 8 held in position by la langedannui l lar plate Ssaid bushing llosing open orsplitfi as rat 9 to. coincidel withvtheftol'i' 'opening 'of the housing. The rot'onhushingfis provided vv.with vgearf.teethlO which mesh withbush-xy i l l ing vdrive gear'll-on a shaft 12. The drive gear 1.1 meshe'sigwith. aVv second drive ygear 131.

QO-fofthe lower pinc'er so that when the .pin- I eers areCin-their closed position, as :shownf'b'y:

@center of the rotary bushing;

0- will loe clampedr atithe aXi.al- 1 "andthe gear. .teeth 10 ofithe' rotor'bushing'S meshes. Withfan interior Vrotary gear 14ans A yrangedforcooperation Vwith Yan' intermit-Y tently actuated. mechanism. (Knot shown) vfor Y' Y opening andel'osing anupperfpincer 15 and v a' lower -pifncerv`l6 von a 'pince-r, shaft-1T 'atl pointsoutside the housing. proper'and fthe;k twisting mechanism. .Thelupperand'lower-4 Y- v 1 pincersfarej'arranged contiguous to'eaeh7 other and'in.overlapping.relatiomthe outergend'lS-` s of'` opposed;v Spring 2v Avr,tensionedgv rectangular.v

l" recesses 'or' Vopenings V231Wherebvl a Vfirm grip or elampinga'ctionmay be had on-"tlie casing l. duringtherotation or twietingoperatien and'V 5 when .the'- pineers arezeloeed'. #It vfillfalsoA be. noted. that fthe'L rgjla m`pingV platesV lare Vslightly' 'Y v `bl1-l0ngitiidnally"aefat:24g-at lan anglev of;

"faV progi'matelyzlfdegreeswhichalso ad'sin properly-5clamping/and.retaining tlie'fsectin l of thecasing Whileitis being rotated.f a Eixed" :dto each 'Clamping plate fis aCilIVed .lever 25 c 'pivoted .to the. bushing by fiiSQGSeCl-f'levlj@ l yliavingq "a jsegmentl oteethV 25i ',Whiclig-are vin lmeshingrelationfor uniform .cooperation te vintermittently 'aetuatetlieclamping LVin engagement VVwith and'but ofengageinentfwith `:a-'seetioirofgtlre casing.' One .'dfithefclamping i @fplates 'has attached Y.theretffabell'erafnlr lever.l .Q27k Whichgearrieat 'ite r.in-ner end ZSaQS- Shortj shaft-29 androljler 30. The ifoiiter end ofthe l j' levenv 27 is ,provided kvvith A'an opfeni'n il te E Whichis Connect'edl the lowerfe'ndxoi. a ten Sionl s'pringQgathe; upper. end of saidfspringj beingV` adaptedglforf V'connecti'ingte a "clamping,v Y springv 4.bracket 33h ,Thebraclretfis yequipped Y {Witli series v.olf thre'ade'dgepenings 134 to' 'r'e- .l vceive-agilireaded1screw t0 Whiclii the .iipperi l 30; "end 'o fthespring inaybeadjnetably:conneet 1 ed and :.whereby-lthe tension j: o'f theV .springl lmayfjbe i-nceaeed or decreaeedyfas desired. v .The resp 'ectivel ciirved leversand@ bell crank lever areoperablejthrough rs lots'r*recesses '235,36 in thebu'shing, havlngacover.platel'l Y secured by scrjews 38said-plate havingiireL f Y ment rofj tlieflevers; andthe said.:Clamp ingr-V if. pl ates.tTli`e tension*springV 32 normally pro. "L Aiduces' an upwardj p'ullron ,the .bell crank; lever th u s maintainingthe clamping vplaeefin their Y operativepositonfand in .engagement with 'l Y theseetionfof.the caeng te'be rotated -ortvvistln-' or`cler.fto'jactuate tl'ielcnrved arms and` ampinglplfatesto their inoperativeposi-VV tofto'releaee the? Section. oithe Afcafeinggl theV 'ro'ller'i 3Q Vis adapted; toheyintermittently `elifV A 'gage'dfby the iipperv end ofa 'verticalfram 4,0" .movable 'injguidesor bracket4 41 .ofthe hous- .i

e f on the bell crank "leveiglexpanding the slnjingr 32. Whenltl'ie: tension on' thespring isagai'n'- Y released, t he" clamping-iilateezvare:`again@ 1 f ,"'E'Inside the bushing, there is provided a pair( 1 clamping. plates 21,` 22i`each. provided Wit-,lr`

` ftheV gearingthatrotatee the'bushingf 1 The operationV @of the Vtwisting- Vor{rfotatnng 'mechanism will new leefclea'rly;v imd'eretood1` from theY drawing pa'rticiilarr attentin-be'ing YVfdirected .to l:igs`. l andVV 4 vfof 'thevr illustrationv `A is` frs introduced threiig'hf 'the open lowers the -ram and :disengages theorollerfO lated by thelever..lltliiis` opening or Spread Aloeadvanced longitudinally'byesuitablemech f or bushing are alloperatedin ti'meirelatio Split rotor Yf .Wit hin-the Said housing* if.

therein, means` for ,clamping the' :Cslingoi side of therotor,'meansgfor:clamijingthe,seef clampingplatesgpreducing adownwardpull? brought intol thisfl ef` ectedin intermittent timed relationfwith the lopen and closed `position o of the; pincere The sausage casingrto'be' twisted-ifntofl`4 ksrw Y.

the housing-andwichiphesplit rrotor dimi the plate 3,7 at which moment thep'iCerSt-f *Siae .maar @chend of the, housing man, l theircpen position and.; the .clamping platesf;

are iny theirfepread' or inoperativeQposition, the, roller. 30 being in.ienga'gementlvvithalthe vertical ram40.l .-'When'the'casingie thus'po siti'oned; the :pincereelose vandthe sectionof the ycasing. betvv'eeii the pincier's are xhleld f in l .clamped position'bythe.gela'inpirgplatesfZl;V i 875,@ 22 iipontheV rocking offfthe. lever i441 whili Vhen so' held,'the rotoror bushingcarrying, theeiirvedarms` and-clamping{platesifarefz ,1.

V.swiftly `rotated by the gearinggandatapre *i e ydetermined moment,- v.thefram" 1 is i again paje'tii the clampingl 'platee at-@Which tirneith pincers operi,VV thus;permittingthezcasing anism' (not shown). @as/ @described VI iy; Sai c'ope'ndink'vl application" g The-pincersgLclam-p ing platesandgearingfoperatingtlerote sieVK that the op d im?? matic..y v

' lhile I` have *shown and- .Ydescribedlmyf in ventionWith some.'degreeeflpartclarity ti. Willbe realized'thfat other-modifications, changes-may be resortedlte under Specia-lcoli ditions. I therefore donotwishftolbe limitedly andrestrctedto .the vexact details'fshowfn and; ji described but reserve-.the :right .tofm' akel suehfjjv :i changes and modiiicatinsasymay Vfairly.fe-fall of *the sulj ectf Vmatter..noiis eration iscontiniious andante# With-in :the scop Having shownandfdeserhed 'my invention i desire -tol 'ecure lyInv ajflinkingfV machine yhaving,".affixed`V ho'neing; arreter; Within'the said -Y,holiein,gait v. range'djto receive a section; iofailled easing therein,.ineans for clamping thejcaSing oiit eide of the rotor', means rfclampingi thefs'ee tifonet-the casing Within the 'rtor' and in' yn for revolving'eaid rotor]l p.

Qfln .az machine hav ing. ai houjsing ranged togreceivea section ofialledgcafing yl Y 1525 j tionof'the casingjvvith'nth'efltor andfmeais'lfor revolving saidl rotor. i A

- ktoreccive a section of al-led casingftherein', Y

V: l arranged kto receive a section of "arlled cas-v Y ,y 'in'gthe'rein' through thesaid yopening of the housin`g,fmeans for clampingjthe casing outl In a linking machine Y a split rotor Within .thehousing arranged to receive; a section off'a filled ycasing therein,

l0 v Y forming a. bearingrfor said rotor," means -for f 'n terinittently engaging `and disengaging 4the` said rotor.

- side ofthe'rotor, means for clampingthe sec-f clampingr the casing outsideiof th"e' rot0r,

vmeans for clamping thesectionofthecasing Within the'V rotor and vmeans for revolving 5. In a linking niachinefvhavin'g a housing,

i) rotor Within the saidk housing arrangedto',Y 'receive @a ,section of ailled casing therein, vineansffor clamping the casing outside of 'the' rotor, meansfcarri'ed by thejrotorffor in'- section of the casing between said clamping means and means for revolving said'protor.

6. 'a 'linking machinefhaving ya fixed housing', a rotorwithin the saidfhousingar-A ranged to receiveasection of a filledI casing'A therein, V'gearing for revolving 'the rotor, means for clamping,.thefcasingroutside the rotorand means carried bythe rotor `for4 in-x terinittentlyf.engaging disengaging the section of the casing betvveenfthe clamping` means. y

" 7. In a linking maehinei'havingfa fined housing, ya 'rotor Within the lhousing arranged toreceive aV section of va lledxcasing therein,

`.gearing forrevolving saidA rotor, means ',for

`clainjgiing thecasing outside the rotor, rela- .of the casingvvithin theY rotor, means for adjjusting the tension of the arms, meshedsegf i ment teeth'orined with saidarmsrandineans for intermittently actuating said arms to re'-` lease thec'lam'ping plates from the casing. .f A

11. In a linking machine having affixed housing, agrotor Within thehousing arranged, i

to receive yasection of a filled casing therein, i

means forclamping the casing outside theyv rotor, gearing for revolving said rotor, a ,pair of pivoted arms operable through re-y cesses lin the rotor, clamping plates carried byl said arms,- an adiusting spring for regulating the tension of said clamping plates, l ineshed segment teeth formed With saidarms,

a trip arm Connected to one of said plates,

andV means for intermittently engaging saidktrip arm whereby the clamping plates are released from said casing.

l2.Y In a linking machine'having a base," y housing formed. With said base, a rotor Within thefhousing arrangedto receive a section lof a filled casing therein, gearing for re.-v i

4volving'the rotor, means .for clamping the casing,outside therotor, a pair'of clamping Vplatesfnormally engaging the casing Within n the rotor, Yand an Vinterinittently loperated 'rain` ordisengaging the4 plates from the ,cas-AV v In testimony-whereof I alX my si nature. AUGUST L. N. FLEB tivelyy movable clamping plates carried by'- WithV the casing. v

said rotor andmeans for intermittently aetu-l ating said plates into and out'of engagementy v 8. Ina linking' machinehavin'ga fixed" housing, arotor Within thehousingarranged to, receive fa section of a filled casingtherein,

gearingofor revolving ysaid. rotor, means 'for f clamping the'casing outside, the rotor, a pair v otarms having clam ingfplates carried the rotor and means ating said arms. Y .f ,K ,Y

`9. In af linking machine having alixedv A ,Y housing, a rotorvvithin the yhousing arranged f v toreceveafsection of a filled casingtherein,

or intermittently actu? gearing for ,revolving ls'a'idfrotor, in eansA for f clamping the casing outsi'd'efthe rotor,'a pail"V lof pivoted armshavingclamping plates car-V y Lriedf. byvlftherotor, meshed Vsegment gears formedfri'vith said arms and means .for inter# `mi'ttently'actuating said arms. 1' yl0. In a` linking machine having ay housing,"a rotor Within thehousing arranged means'for clamping the casing outsidethe 7^ ,rotor,gear1ng for revolving ksaid rotor, fa

pairof: relatively movable curved arms hav- 'n ing `clamping plates oreiigaging the'sectionV ING. y 

